New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-06
.-uCIo TEACHERS IN CONVENTION.
ppocrEDINGs OF THE FIRST DAY.


.,c,ous oPrNING-CONCERT DEvOiED TO
AN ,,vprcAN COMPOsERs-PAPERs READ.
90, "a Juy 5 ,pectab.-In some OF its feat
HN.,,v the incidental concerts. the eleventh
'. -, couyention OF the Music Teachers Ns'i"hai AS
vbeh began here to-day promises to be the
.s,sre.tiug ever held by the association Inc pro'
mo mos are exerting themselves to make the
DE-. from other places feel at Rome,
,onelIed by fine feeling OF vocal
s"N ,,,.,n they are striving succescessfuly
pL themselves believe that the occasion warrants a
% boiays. All OF the fruits OF tner enthusiasm
a.rsbtful and amiable. and some command the aG
',,n and envy OF Eastern man. Indian
-, ms nne music iall called Tominson Hall. the
n,arv Gift 10 the city OF OF her old citizens.
,his hall was made vocal this evening by chorus Of
zoo mr. 600 voices chorus organized and drilled In
o net music since last May The choir has the merits
nd sfsct that nigh have been expec ted but for crd
.,, a, execution, want OF balance and decision. and
..nsr faus consequent on insufficient training, 1t
,opes by a heariness aud enthusiasm OF effort which
~ delightful The Association got to work In the Rob-
art, Park Methodist Episcopal Church promptly this
sorsnoon After 1t had been formally vel
.omed to the city by Mayor Denny
prasdent Oalixa Lavalee, OF Boston, who Is In ILL
noon consequences OF the nervous strain PM on h by
the preparations FOR the meeting read his report;
treasurer Philadelphia the reports OF several stand
In committees and the appointment OF standng com-
mi
,,mtSS h 4. r. ana TSo@ss TsppsT Mas.
S0aionP srs ni The Needs
Profession" j. H. 1ower. Of London England anu D. N
Mr. Pennsid read the papers OF MT Parsons and
sent In response TO irasrnal invitation extended to
the National Society Of Professional Musician an
English association similar In purpose to the Natona
1ssociatiOn Concerning the discussions Of the day
need be said The a % as yet nor e t0S
TOO loose ointed enable 1t to accomplish the best re-
suits this department where i should be most Ro.en M
fhoughtu purpose, and whether they are full OF sensible
or merely Espstsa NTH s t .hs
real significance to the profession accomplished more
fS to Of
yenon which holding Its annual meeting smntan,
musical knowledge is requisite to membership In this
institution and the examiners have been Dusy TWO oays
college 0f these candidates there twenty thus far
this year, and the college is beginning to fee firm
ninstsd IN the evening concert which devoted to
compositions by American composers There nad oeeh
nsysd "a an organ SONATA by j. w. Durham
Capper, OF New-iork, sang scena Iroin iorsotoen
Tr' Courtney, Of New-York. gave recital illustrating
various periods Of song composition N England italy
Ssmsny p aaS Is Ea with
pianoforte accompaniment instead OF orchestra ou,
more for diversion than instruction. The evening con
Cert in which the choir already alluded to- an orchestIa
Frank Van Der stucksn. Mrs Thurston OF BtSokyn a
Miss Clapper, Mr.. Courtney, Mr.. Bartlett OF pes
Moines, vocasts, and William 81 sherwood, pianist,
took part, IN the line OF promoting American
music. AL the music was new N inaa u, l.sas
AID was with such expressions OF favor
from an audience largely composed OF nuscans as 10
Ci ve emphatic contradiction to the notion that ioreien
labels are necessary make musical compositions 40
ceptable In this country. IL was interesting
10 study the artistic principles OF the
and encouraging 10 observe tha
fbe IDEAS which any held to be antqnaied we're not
made use Of by tho younger class of native writer's
Inc styles ranged from the most ultra new
school German. az exemplined In QUO sing :,
er's Centennial Cantsta, TO the naive manner OF
century in which words were used Only as s.an
Ing Witnessed by three movements
OF a mass by Mr. Quicken. MI singers oae was
written eleven years and performed IN may,
1876, at festival o. the Harmonic noeiety' I'D 10
Pilgrims" and It is composed in Lists STYLE all the
parts being developed out OF single
land unfortunately uDbteresting) meodc idea Is AT
fines pom pousy sonorous, but the treatment OF the
text betrsys q OF sympathy with and knowledge OF
the poem. The concert began with an over
fure In the Mountains by Arthur foote,
Of Boston spendidy conceived so far as the themes
and their hrst Treatments are concerned, anu
altogether highly credtaole work This overture, M,
singers Cantats, and movement from Professor
Psines "spring SYMPHONY were the only works OF tne
ci,s II. E X.